Vale Inco halts concentrate shipments from Voisey’s Bay
Vale (RIO-n) has stopped shipping concentrate from its gigantic Voisey’s Bay nickel mine as part of an agreement wi…
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BHP suspends Ravensthorpe operations and cuts 6,000 jobs
Vancouver – The world’s biggest mining company has joined the now lengthy list of majors to close operations …
Commentary: Commodity Prices To Bottom In 2009: Banks
While TD Bank sees the commodities market starting to rebound in the second half of 2009, followed by more pronounced price increases in 2010, the World Bank believes that, over the long term, commodi…
Continental Nickel Makes Headway In Tanzania
Nickel prices may be in the dumps, but that isn’t dampening Continental Nickel’s (CNI-V, CNKDF-O) drive at its Nachingwea nickel sulphide project in Tanzania, which recently returned some encouraging …
Strongbow To Tally Nickel King Resource
In September, Strongbow Exploration (SBW-V, SBWFF-O) received assay results for the final 14 holes of its 2008 drill program at its Nickel King project in the Northwest Territories.
New resource for Brilliant at Lanfranchi
Vancouver – A new estimate has boosted the nickel resource at the Lanfranchi mine in Western Australia for joint ve…
Mirabela Adds To Santa Rita Resource
Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) likes to describe its Santa Rita project in Brazil as the world’s largest greenfield nickel sulphide discovery in the last 12 years.
Strongbow has high hopes for Nickel King
In September Strongbow Exploration (SBW-V) received assay results for the final 14 holes of its 2008 drill program …
Continental Nickel’s Tanzanian results
Nickel may be trading at just US$5.96 per lb. but that isn’t slowing down Continental Nickel (CNI-V) at its N…
Commodity prices to bottom in 2009: banks
While TD Bank sees the commodities market starting to rebound in the second half of 2009, followed by more pronounc…
PolyMet draws on debt to feed NorthMet
In tight credit markets it’s good to have deep pockets in your corner.
Mirabela reports maiden underground resource for Santa Rita
Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) likes to describe its Santa Rita project in Brazil as the world’s largest greenfield…